35 U.S.C. 363 (pre-AIA) — International application designating the United States: Effect
Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024
[Editor Note: Not applicable to any patent application subject to the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA (see 35 U.S.C. 100 (note) ). See 35 U.S.C. 363 for the law otherwise applicable.]
An international application designating the United States shall have the effect, from its international filing date under article 11 of the treaty, of a national application for patent regularly filed in the Patent and Trademark Office except as otherwise provided in section 102(e) .
(Added Nov. 14, 1975, Public Law 94-131, sec. 1, 89 Stat. 686; amended Nov. 8, 1984, Public Law 98-622, sec. 403(a), 98 Stat. 3392; amended Sept. 16, 2011, Public Law 112-29, sec. 20(j) (effective Sept. 16, 2012), 125 Stat. 284.)
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- 1120 Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
- 1481.03 Correction of 35 U.S.C. 119 and 35 U.S.C. 120 Benefits
- 1504.20 Benefit Under 35 U.S.C. 120
- 1893.03(b) The Filing Date of a U.S. National Stage Application
- 1895 A Continuation, Divisional, or Continuation- in- Part Application of a PCT Application Designating the United States
- 1896 The Differences Between a National Application Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) and a National Stage Application Submitted Under 35 U.S.C. 371
- 2504 Patents Subject to Maintenance Fees
- 2701 Patent Term
- 706.07(h) Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Practice
- 708.02(a) Accelerated Examination
- 35 U.S.C. 120 (pre-AIA) Benefit of earlier filing date in the United States
- 35 U.S.C. 363 International application designating the United States: Effect
- 37 CFR 1.33 (pre-AIA) Correspondence respecting patent applications, reexamination proceedings, and other proceedings
- 37 CFR 1.55 Claim for foreign priority
- 37 CFR 1.78 Claiming benefit of earlier filing date and cross-references to other applications
- 37 CFR 1.362 Time for payment of maintenance fees